Our cabin was an outside cabin that was located on the 7th level in the center of the ship. We were surprised how big the room was. It was a nice size. The bathroom was very small though. The shower was a challenge each time. We had a veranda that we loved. We saw a perfect sunset coming home. There was daily fruit basket, fresh cut flowers, 23" plasma television, complimentary use of binoculars, and plush robes in our room. The bath robes smelled like perfume, so we had them replaced. We did not see the umbrellas which would have been nice since the second day in Hamilton it poured all day. The bedding was nice. They changed our sheets once. We did not have any sweet surprise on our pillow each evening, but rather little desserts on a small plate. We did have butler service as there is a butler for each stateroom and suite. We did make use having a sport coat pressed for an additional fee. We did have 24-hour room service and we made use of this service 3 times. We did not receive a complimentary bottle of champagne even though it was our 30th Wedding Anniversary because we did not have a suite, but it would have been nice to see a bottle of champagne waiting for us in our room just the same. Our room was very clean and maintained down to the towels designed into swans one bigger than the other kissing sitting on our bed on our wedding anniversary. Our butler was great! We received cloth travel bags that we used on the beach. I do miss the Ova chocolates! This ship did not have Ova chocolates as did the Celebrity Horizon. We did not participate in the Spa and Wellness Center "Aqua Spa", "Cova cafe" (coffee cafe), or at the piano bar "Michael's Club". We did not participate in the wine and champagne tasting because we did not know of it. I guess we should have read cover to cover the daily schedule. I remember 5 years ago, the Celebrity Horizon that also went to Bermuda gathered all the passengers who were celebrating their anniversary to gather together for an hour and they served champagne on the house. I did enjoy my apple martini's from the "Martini Bar". All alcohol is charged to your pass key. We use the fitness room once. The equipment was great. We tried out the "Lifestyle Fitness" machines before I got a mean sunburn. We looked into the "Computer Center", but we did not make use of it. The patio atmosphere was nice. It has a lot of lounge chairs, 2 spa pools and a pool. The pool was very small. We did not bother to swim in it. The pool bar was nice. The bartender made any kind of drink you wanted. I leaned towards the tropical drinks. Drinks ran from anywhere to 5 to 10 dollars a piece. Also on the pool deck was a smoking area with tables and chairs and ash trays that were emptied often. There was live music mid afternoon that consisted of various songs from reggae, to country, to pop, and also those old classics. Other live entertainment at the "Cabaret" room consisted of comedy and singing. It was geared toward the elder folks of what we heard, so we skipped this part of the entertainment. We did find the casino entertaining. We went twice. I ended the last night winning 450 dollars. I won this money hitting on a 7 and two triples; the last few minutes before the casino closed. We kind of enjoyed the "Looking Glass" nightclub as this was the only place at night to hear music and dance beside the one man guitar player out on the patio at night singing to 2 to 5 people. Back to the Looking Glass, we think the DJ played way too many disco songs. We managed to get the DJ to play two different types of music. We requested Usher and Nickelback to be played just to change things up a bit and the DJ did have it and did play it - just ask. There is a smoking area with tables and cushion chairs. There are ash trays that were emptied often. Main dining for dinner was at the "Discoveries" room. The dining layout was a good size. The problem was if you ate toward the back of the restaurant, your seat vibrated throughout dinner. It was difficult to eat as you felt the engine. You can definitely feel the motion to the ocean. Seating closer to the front of the restaurant was a lot better. Some of the food was good, but the steak dinner we had was not as good; steak was not as tender. The service was excellent. We just love their crème brulee'!
"Prime C" was the restaurant that we ate at for our 30th wedding anniversary. We loved the lobster bisque! The filet mignon steak we ordered was very tender. We were very pleased with the food and the excellent service. The cook brought us a chocolate torte that read Happy Anniversary on it. They made our anniversary very special. We had a very nice evening. Since we had dessert already, they asked if they could bring the torte up to our cabin and we agreed. Oddly, it never came. The next day we thought it would show up, but it did not. We asked the butler where our chocolate torte was and she contacted the Prime C restaurant. It ended up that they made us up a fresh new torte and wrote Happy Anniversary on it once again. It was sent up to our cabin late afternoon. We did not eat at the Aqualina restaurant. We were offered as everyone else a free dinner at either the Prime C or Aqualina; otherwise it would be additional fee. We chose the Prime C (steak place). Windows Cafe is where we had breakfast and lunch. There was also dining outside on the "Breeza". For the most part, the food was good. We ate breakfast there only twice as we had room service the other days; no additional charge. At lunch, I loved the manicotti with cheese, beef, and white sauce. I went back for seconds the 2 days that they served it; so delicious. The only thing that bothered me that the glasses were water spotted which appeared to look not clean. The service was excellent. The atrium was beautiful with a wide staircase. There was beautiful art on the walls, and pottery as you walked up the staircase. There was cherry wood trim throughout the ship. The ship was elegantly designed. The ship was not as small as I thought it would be, but still smaller than Celebrity Horizon, the one we cruised on 5 years ago. Motion to the ocean was my biggest issue before boarding this ship. Luckily for me, this happened once at night during the 7 night cruise. We just went back to the room where we did not feel it as much there. The seas calmed down a couple hours later and I was relieved. This cruise was less motion to the ocean than my last one 5 years ago to Bermuda which was Celebrity Horizon.

Azamara Journey - Bermuda

Azamara Journey Cruise Review by MS

Our cabin was an outside cabin that was located on the 7th level in the center of the ship. We were surprised how big the room was. It was a nice size. The bathroom was very small though. The shower was a challenge each time. We had a veranda that we loved. We saw a perfect sunset coming home. There was daily fruit basket, fresh cut flowers, 23" plasma television, complimentary use of binoculars, and plush robes in our room. The bath robes smelled like perfume, so we had them replaced. We did not see the umbrellas which would have been nice since the second day in Hamilton it poured all day. The bedding was nice. They changed our sheets once. We did not have any sweet surprise on our pillow each evening, but rather little desserts on a small plate. We did have butler service as there is a butler for each stateroom and suite. We did make use having a sport coat pressed for an additional fee. We did have 24-hour room service and we made use of this service 3 times. We did not receive a complimentary bottle of champagne even though it was our 30th Wedding Anniversary because we did not have a suite, but it would have been nice to see a bottle of champagne waiting for us in our room just the same. Our room was very clean and maintained down to the towels designed into swans one bigger than the other kissing sitting on our bed on our wedding anniversary. Our butler was great! We received cloth travel bags that we used on the beach. I do miss the Ova chocolates! This ship did not have Ova chocolates as did the Celebrity Horizon. We did not participate in the Spa and Wellness Center "Aqua Spa", "Cova cafe" (coffee cafe), or at the piano bar "Michael's Club". We did not participate in the wine and champagne tasting because we did not know of it. I guess we should have read cover to cover the daily schedule. I remember 5 years ago, the Celebrity Horizon that also went to Bermuda gathered all the passengers who were celebrating their anniversary to gather together for an hour and they served champagne on the house. I did enjoy my apple martini's from the "Martini Bar". All alcohol is charged to your pass key. We use the fitness room once. The equipment was great. We tried out the "Lifestyle Fitness" machines before I got a mean sunburn. We looked into the "Computer Center", but we did not make use of it. The patio atmosphere was nice. It has a lot of lounge chairs, 2 spa pools and a pool. The pool was very small. We did not bother to swim in it. The pool bar was nice. The bartender made any kind of drink you wanted. I leaned towards the tropical drinks. Drinks ran from anywhere to 5 to 10 dollars a piece. Also on the pool deck was a smoking area with tables and chairs and ash trays that were emptied often. There was live music mid afternoon that consisted of various songs from reggae, to country, to pop, and also those old classics. Other live entertainment at the "Cabaret" room consisted of comedy and singing. It was geared toward the elder folks of what we heard, so we skipped this part of the entertainment. We did find the casino entertaining. We went twice. I ended the last night winning 450 dollars. I won this money hitting on a 7 and two triples; the last few minutes before the casino closed. We kind of enjoyed the "Looking Glass" nightclub as this was the only place at night to hear music and dance beside the one man guitar player out on the patio at night singing to 2 to 5 people. Back to the Looking Glass, we think the DJ played way too many disco songs. We managed to get the DJ to play two different types of music. We requested Usher and Nickelback to be played just to change things up a bit and the DJ did have it and did play it - just ask. There is a smoking area with tables and cushion chairs. There are ash trays that were emptied often. Main dining for dinner was at the "Discoveries" room. The dining layout was a good size. The problem was if you ate toward the back of the restaurant, your seat vibrated throughout dinner. It was difficult to eat as you felt the engine. You can definitely feel the motion to the ocean. Seating closer to the front of the restaurant was a lot better. Some of the food was good, but the steak dinner we had was not as good; steak was not as tender. The service was excellent. We just love their crème brulee'!
"Prime C" was the restaurant that we ate at for our 30th wedding anniversary. We loved the lobster bisque! The filet mignon steak we ordered was very tender. We were very pleased with the food and the excellent service. The cook brought us a chocolate torte that read Happy Anniversary on it. They made our anniversary very special. We had a very nice evening. Since we had dessert already, they asked if they could bring the torte up to our cabin and we agreed. Oddly, it never came. The next day we thought it would show up, but it did not. We asked the butler where our chocolate torte was and she contacted the Prime C restaurant. It ended up that they made us up a fresh new torte and wrote Happy Anniversary on it once again. It was sent up to our cabin late afternoon. We did not eat at the Aqualina restaurant. We were offered as everyone else a free dinner at either the Prime C or Aqualina; otherwise it would be additional fee. We chose the Prime C (steak place). Windows Cafe is where we had breakfast and lunch. There was also dining outside on the "Breeza". For the most part, the food was good. We ate breakfast there only twice as we had room service the other days; no additional charge. At lunch, I loved the manicotti with cheese, beef, and white sauce. I went back for seconds the 2 days that they served it; so delicious. The only thing that bothered me that the glasses were water spotted which appeared to look not clean. The service was excellent. The atrium was beautiful with a wide staircase. There was beautiful art on the walls, and pottery as you walked up the staircase. There was cherry wood trim throughout the ship. The ship was elegantly designed. The ship was not as small as I thought it would be, but still smaller than Celebrity Horizon, the one we cruised on 5 years ago. Motion to the ocean was my biggest issue before boarding this ship. Luckily for me, this happened once at night during the 7 night cruise. We just went back to the room where we did not feel it as much there. The seas calmed down a couple hours later and I was relieved. This cruise was less motion to the ocean than my last one 5 years ago to Bermuda which was Celebrity Horizon.